July is the seventh month of the year (between June and August) in the Julian and Gregorian Calendars and one of seven months with the length of 31 days. It was named by the Roman Senate in honor of the Roman general, Julius Caesar, it being the month of his birth. Prior to that, it was called Quintilis. It is, on average, the warmest month in most of the Northern hemisphere (where it is the second month of summer) and the coldest month in much of the Southern hemisphere (where it is the second month of winter). The second half of the year commences in July. In the Southern hemisphere, July is the seasonal equivalent of January in the Northern hemisphere.
July symbols: The birthstone of July is the ruby, which symbolizes contentment. Its birth flowers are the Larkspur or the Water Lily. The zodiac signs for the month of July are Cancer (until July 22) and Leo (July 23 onwards).
Day of Week 7th » Boris Becker becomes the youngest player ever to win The Championships, Wimbledon known as Wimbledon at age 17
Day of Week 10th » The Greenpeace vessel 'Rainbow Warrior (1978) Rainbow Warrior' is Sinking of the Rainbow Warrior bombed and sunk in Auckland, New Zealand Auckland harbour by French DGSE agents, killing Fernando Pereira.
Day of Week 13th » The Live Aid benefit concert takes place in London London, England, United Kingdom and Philadelphia Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as well as other venues such as Sydney Sydney, Australia and Moscow Moscow, Russia, Soviet Union.
13th » Vice President of the United States Vice President George H. W. Bush George Bush becomes the Twenty-fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution Acting President George H. W. Bush (1985) Acting President for the day when President Ronald Reagan under
Day of Week 17th » Founding of the EUREKA Network by former head of states François Mitterrand (France) and Helmut Kohl (Germany).
Day of Week 19th » The Val di Stava dam collapses killing 268 people in Val di Stava, Italy.
Day of Week 20th » The government of Aruba passes legislation to secede from the Netherlands Antilles.
Famous Birthdays on July in 1985
1st » Chris Perez (baseball) known as Chris Perez, American baseball player